The History of Libraries By grams 300 Great Library of Alexandria was opened Library of Alexandria Jun 3, 1400 Vatican Library Opened Jun 3, 1600 University Libraries Began to Appear Jun 3, 1636 Boston Public Library Created Jun 3, 1731 Ben Franklin founded Library Company of Philadelphia Jun 3, 1833 New Hampshire Public Library Opened Period: Jun 3, 1881 to Jun 3, 1919 Andrew Carnegie helped build more than 1,700 public libraries in US Jun 3, 1899 The Report of the Commissioner of Education for the Year 1899–1900 (City 1901) showed interest in school libraries Jun 3, 1918 Standard Library Organization and Equipment for Secondary Schools of Different Sizes adopted by the NEA providing the first school library standards. Jun 3, 1934 Schools in rural areas had library service provided by state or university libraries Jun 3, 1945 ALA adopted School Libraries for Today and Tomorrow Jun 3, 1958 Congress made federal funds available to school libraries through the National Defense Education Act Jun 3, 1960 AASL prepared Standards for School Library Programs. Jun 3, 1964 Federal support for public libraries was provided through the Library Services andConstruction Act (LSCA). Jun 3, 1965 The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 provided direct federal funds for school library aquisitions. Jun 3, 1966 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)replaced LSCA Jun 3, 1969 AASL developed Standards for School Media Program Jun 3, 1988 AASL published Information Power: Guidelines for School Library Media Program
